Difference between .SQL and .DUMP files

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okey_on picture okey_on · Oct 8, 2013 · Viewed 9k times · Source

When I do a mysqldump operation I get a .SQL file. I have never created a .DUMP file but was able to restore a database from a .DUMP file with the same operations("<" or SOURCE) I use to restore a database from a .SQL file.

So what's the difference between these two file types?

Answer

Marc B picture Marc B · Oct 8, 2013

Calling a mysql dump .sql is just a convenient convetion. You could call the files .foo or .arglebargle if you wanted. MySQL doesn't care. It just expects to fed sql statements when the dump's reloaded, regardless of what the filename actually is.

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